Conway, a sweet, loving dog from Highlands County, Florida, went missing last November. His family tried to find him all over, but he was never found.
The days quickly turned into weeks and then months, with the pup still missing.
Conway’s loving presence became just a bittersweet memory for his heartbroken family. But it wouldn’t stay that way forever.
A stray dog, emaciated, and tired, was seen walking alone down a street this week, 10 months after Conway disappeared. He was taken to the ASPCA. Highlands County Sheriff’s Office’s animal services unit.
At the time, no one had any idea where the pup had come from — or just how dearly missed he truly was.
The dog with the bedraggled face couldn’t explain his past, or who he was. The answer was there for him.
Conway had been microchipped — and after a quick scan, authorities had all the information they needed to alert his family.
Their months of heartbreak soon ended. A reunion was arranged at the sheriff’s station. Conway finally returned home.
It was an emotional ending to Conway and his family’s long ordeal, though theirs weren’t the only happy tears shed. After the reunion video was Post online, complete strangers couldn’t help but join in, too.
“I cried watching this video,” one commenter wrote.
“That just made my eyes leak all down my face,” another added.
Seeing all set right — and a family’s heart heal — Conway’s rescuers couldn’t have been happier.
“The main purpose of the Animal Services Unit is to return animals to their owners or, if that isn’t possible, find a new home for them,” Scott Dressel, of the Highlands County Sheriff’s Office, The Dodo. “Any time we do that, it is a victory, but this is one of those that definitely stands out for all of us.”
